Meaning

1 senses
  1. A child who lives, or spends most of their time, in the streets.

More definitions
  • a homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned

Examples

1 sentences
  1. When I passed through the street, children were playing with a rope.

Forms

plural: street children
Singularstreet child
Pluralstreet children

irregular · Lesson

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned:waif

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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